Ontario Rugby Football Union on CFLdb Statistics

The Ontario Rugby Football Union

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ORFU Seasons

ORFU Database Stats

1,001 Games
- 153 Exhibition
- 0 Pre-Season
- 707 Regular Season
- 125 Playoff
- 16 Grey Cups
0 Players

More ORFU Stats

League Scoring and Point Differential Records (by Game, Quarter, Half and Through 3 Quarters)

League All-Time Regular Season, Grey Cup, Attendance and Coaching Records

Best and Worst Regular Season Records

Ontario Rugby Football Union Best Seasons

	Team	Year(s)	GP	W	L	T	Pct
1	Sarnia	1952	12	11	1	0	0.917
2	Kitchener-Waterloo	1955	12	10	1	1	0.875
3	Hamilton	1948	9	9	0	0	1.000
4	Sarnia	1958	10	9	1	0	0.900
	Sarnia	1951	10	9	1	0	0.900
	Hamilton	1947	10	9	1	0	0.900
7	Hamilton	1949	12	9	3	0	0.750
	Sarnia	1949	12	9	3	0	0.750
9	Hamilton	1946	10	8	1	1	0.850
	Toronto Oakwood	1946	10	8	1	1	0.850
	Hamilton	1943	10	8	1	1	0.850
	Toronto	1942	10	8	1	1	0.850

Ontario Rugby Football Union Worst Seasons

	Team	Year(s)	GP	L
1	Brantford	1953	11	11
2	Toronto Balmy Beach	1957	10	10
	Windsor	1951	10	10
	Sarnia	1947	10	10
	Ottawa	1946	10	10
	Kitchener-Waterloo	1942	10	10
7	Windsor	1952	9	9
8	Windsor	1945	7	7
9	Detroit	1958	6	6
	Toronto Oakwood	1944	6	6
	Peterborough	1939	6	6
	Toronto Balmy Beach	1934	6	6
	St. Michael's College	1932	6	6
	Hamilton	1926	6	6

ORFU Historical Attendance

All ORFU Teams

Active teams in bold.

ORFU Games Played Leaders

All-Time

138 – Pete Bennett
127 – Bob Simpson
118 – Fred Black
111 – Royal Copeland
103 – Les Ascott
102 – Bruno Bitkowski
94 – Alex Ponton
91 – Howie Turner
91 – Rod Smylie
86 – Joe Krol
86 – Steve Karrys
81 – Kaye Vaughan
79 – John Welton
79 – Merv Collins
78 – Jake Dunlap
76 – Dick Shatto
76 – Bill Sowalski
75 – Gerry Doucette
74 – Frank Dunlap
74 – Tony McCarthy

Record Streaks for the ORFU Regular Season

Winning Streak

Overall

23 games – Hamilton Tigers
(Nov. 9, 1901 — Oct. 29, 1948)
15 games – Sarnia Imperials
(Sept. 26, 1951 — Oct. 11, 1952)
13 games – Hamilton Wildcats
(Oct. 12, 1946 — Oct. 18, 1947)

Home

16 games – Sarnia Imperials
(Oct. 13, 1928 — Oct. 27, 1934)
12 games – Hamilton Tigers
(Oct. 15, 1904 — Oct. 29, 1948)
11 games – Sarnia Imperials
(Sept. 3, 1951 — Nov. 1, 1952)

Visitor

13 games – Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
(Oct. 23, 1926 — Oct. 10, 1931)
11 games – Hamilton Tigers
(Nov. 9, 1901 — Oct. 23, 1948)
9 games – Sarnia Imperials
(Oct. 6, 1951 — Oct. 11, 1952)

Unbeaten Streak

Overall

23 games – Hamilton Tigers
(Nov. 9, 1901 — Oct. 29, 1948)
17 games – Hamilton Wildcats
(Sept. 14, 1946 — Oct. 18, 1947)
15 games – Sarnia Imperials
(Sept. 26, 1951 — Oct. 11, 1952)

Home

16 games – Sarnia Imperials
(Oct. 13, 1928 — Oct. 27, 1934)
13 games – Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen
(Sept. 18, 1954 — Oct. 5, 1956)
13 games – Sarnia Imperials
(Nov. 2, 1935 — Sept. 28, 1946)

Visitor

13 games – Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
(Oct. 23, 1926 — Oct. 10, 1931)
11 games – Hamilton Tigers
(Nov. 9, 1901 — Oct. 23, 1948)
9 games – Sarnia Imperials
(Oct. 6, 1951 — Oct. 11, 1952)

Losing Streak

Overall

13 games – Detroit Raiders
(Aug. 23, 1958 — Sept. 26, 1959)
13 games – Brantford Redskins
(Oct. 18, 1952 — Oct. 31, 1953)
13 games – Sarnia Imperials
(Oct. 19, 1946 — Nov. 1, 1947)

Home

10 games – Kitchener-Waterloo Panthers
(Sept. 27, 1941 — Nov. 21, 1942)
8 games – Toronto Oakwood Indians
(Sept. 25, 1943 — Sept. 28, 1945)
6 games – Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
(Oct. 20, 1954 — Oct. 2, 1955)

Visitor

12 games – Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
(Aug. 28, 1954 — Oct. 28, 1955)
10 games – Detroit Raiders
(Aug. 23, 1958 — Sept. 26, 1959)
10 games – Windsor Rockets
(Oct. 26, 1949 — Oct. 27, 1951)

Winless Streak

Overall

16 games – Kitchener-Waterloo Panthers
(Sept. 27, 1941 — Nov. 21, 1942)
13 games – Detroit Raiders
(Aug. 23, 1958 — Sept. 26, 1959)
13 games – Brantford Redskins
(Oct. 18, 1952 — Oct. 31, 1953)

Home

10 games – Kitchener-Waterloo Panthers
(Sept. 27, 1941 — Nov. 21, 1942)
8 games – Toronto Oakwood Indians
(Sept. 25, 1943 — Sept. 28, 1945)
7 games – Toronto HMCS York Bulldogs
(Sept. 26, 1942 — Oct. 11, 1943)

Visitor

12 games – Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
(Aug. 28, 1954 — Oct. 28, 1955)
10 games – Detroit Raiders
(Aug. 23, 1958 — Sept. 26, 1959)
10 games – Windsor Rockets
(Oct. 26, 1949 — Oct. 27, 1951)

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ORFU Notes

League Formed: January 1, 1883
Disbanded: December 31, 1960
Seasons suspended: 1916,1917,1918
Seasons operated: 75